CATEGORY: Culture & Society > Greek Literature > Ancient Authors & Playwrights > Claudius Ptolemy (c 87 - 150 AD)
SITE LISTINGS
House of Ptolemy - concentrates on the Ptolemies and their world.
http://www.houseofptolemy.org
Claudius Ptolemy - extensive information on what we know about the geocentric astronomer. Also contains other astronomer links.
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Ptolemy.html
Ptolemy, the Man - astronomer, mathematician and geographer.
http://obs.nineplanets.org/psc/theman.html
Ptolemy's Geography - gave Greek astronomy its final form in the second century C.E., did the same--and more--for geography and cartography.
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Experimental/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/d-mathematics/Ptolemy_geo.html
Ptolemy of Alexandria - ancient astronomer, geographer, and mathematician who considered the Earth the center of the universe.
http://www.acmi.net.au/AIC/PTOLEMY_BIO.html
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